2007年起，广东高考英语科试题结构和分值都发生了很大变化。其中，书面表达部分的变化最引人注目。不仅分值由原来的25分增加到40分，而且由原来的一题变为“基础写作”和“读写任务”两部分。这样对考生的写作能力要求就大大提高了。那么，如何突破写作，获得高分，成为广大师生关注的问题。本文就写作中如何运用高级表达提出以下几点供广大师生参考。
1.使用复合句
复合句可以把结构松散的句子连接起来，从而使表达显得高级。高考写作中用到的复合句包括下列几种：
(1) 定语从句
Mary is a girl in Class 1. She speaks English very fluently.
→ Mary is a girl in Class1, who speaks English very fluently.
(2) 状语从句
The doctor arrived there in time. The boy was saved. It was not too late.
→ The boy was saved because the doctor arrived there before it was too late.
(3) 名词性从句(包括主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句和同位语从句)
Xiao Ming was always late for school. His teacher didn’t know why.
→ His teacher didn’t know why Xiao Ming was always late for school.
如果考生驾驭句子的能力较强，则还可以恰当使用复杂的复合句（就是从句中还包含从句）。例如：
I want to know whether you want to meet Miss Tang when she comes back from Japan, where she works as an engineer. (本句包含3个从句)
2.使用某些惯用句型
写作中如果能恰当运用英语中某些常见的惯用句型，可以使文章显得富有“洋味”。考生可以参考本人归纳的“中学英语常见重要句型”(50个)。
3.使用高级词汇
一、巧用习语(idiom)
英语中有大量习语，如果运用得当，则可大大增加文章的感染力。考生要在平时的学习过程中不断积累。例如：
① What she explained doesn’t hold water. 她的解释站不住脚。
② Many families struggle to make ends meet. 很多家庭只能勉强维持生计。
③ I don’t know why she is always in low spirits. 我不知道她为什么总是情绪低落。
④ He turned a deaf ear to what I said. 他对我的话一点也听不进去。
⑤ This sentence doesn’t make sense. 这个句子讲不通。
二、用短语代替单词
英语中同义词众多，在表达的时候，尽量用短语代替单个的词。例如：
① I have made up my mind to study English better this term. (同义词：decide)
② I have no idea how to enlarge my vocabulary. (同义词：don’t know)
③ A burning cigarette end resulted in/led to the big fire. (同义词：cause)
④ Since my childhood I have been fond of music. (同义词：like)
⑤ We will take the matter into account(consideration). (同义词：consider)
三、善用小词
在写作中巧用、活用某些小词，常常会起到画龙点睛、四两拨千斤的作用。
(1) 动词：see, find , have, take, get, strike, run, cover, fail, go, make, manage, keep, stay, do(行，可以), help(有用), work(起作用), count, etc. 例如：
① 2005 saw the successful launch of Shenzhou VI in China.
② China has a history of more than 5,000 years.
③ Saddam Hussin got hanged on the 30th of December, 2006.
④ How does Shenzhen strike you?
⑤ I have to earn more than 6,000 yuan if I want to cover my expenses in Shenzhen.
⑥ When I received the news that I got the first place, words failed me.
⑦ This is how the story goes.
⑧ After a few years’ training, she made an excellent teacher.
⑨ Mary’s mother asked her to seize time to go over her lessons for the final exam, but it didn’t help.
⑩ It is the ability to do the job well that counts.
(2) 名词、形容词、副词、介词等：a must, a hit, a success, a better/best choice/seller, arrival, stay, top, new, pretty(相当地), terribly, badly, in(时尚的), out(过时的)，beyond, under, on display/on second thought(s), at the news of/at the sight of, etc. 例如：
① English is a must for us.
② Of all the 2006 films Zhang Yimou’s Curse of the Golden Flower(满城尽带黄金甲) was the best seller.
③ I made lots of friends during my stay in France.
④ Wendy Wang must be one of the top students in our school.
⑤ This kind of work is quite new to me.
⑥ I am going to find a nice apartment pretty soon.
⑦ Doctors were badly needed in that area after the flood.
⑧ Short skirts are in again.
⑨ His lecture is beyond my understanding.
⑩ Shenzhen Metro Line 3 is still under construction.
On my arrival I found the front door was open.
At the news of his death I was shocked.
4 使用名词表达动词意义
① His failure in the exam again made his mother very worried.
② On arrival home I found the front door open.
③ Living near the airport may lead to people’s loss of hearing.
④ No one can enter the office without permission.
⑤ The railway line is still under construction.
5使用形容词（短语）做状语或者使用非谓语动词结构等
① They returned home, safe and sound.
② Full of fear, I walked in the darkness.
③ While walking along the streets I met Jane.
④ We started out very early in order to catch the first early bus.
⑤ I arrived home, really exhausted.
6 使用表示过渡的连接词(详见“英语写作常见过渡词汇汇编”)
高考“基础写作”的评分标准中特别强调句子间的连贯性。之所以把衔接和连贯作为重要标准来要求，是因为衔接和连贯是构成语篇的最基本条件。常用的连接词有：and, but, so, besides, morever, what’s more, what’s worse, in addition, however, therefore, suddenly, finally, while, also, too, thus, yet等等。例如：
① He thought he understood the problem; however, he was mistaken.
② They cost a lot of money; thus you should use them carefully.
③ I don’t like the dress; moreover, it’s too expensive.
④ I was late for the film; what was worse, I left my ticket at home.
7.使用比喻、拟人等修辞手法
比喻性结构新鲜活泼，形象具体，能给读者留下较深刻的印象，具有强大的感染力。例如：
① The Great Wall runs across China like a huge dragon.
② To finish the work ahead of time, I have been as busy as a bee recently.
③ He is a lucky dog.
④ Dusk found him crying in the street. (拟人)
8 使用英语中的谚语(详见“英语常见谚语汇编”)
和汉语一样，英语中也有大量谚语。若能在写作中恰当运用，会给文章增色不少。现例举几条励志类的谚语。
① Where there is a will, there is a way.
② Time and tide wait for no man.
③ Practice makes perfect.
④ A lazy youth, a lousy age.
⑤ Well begun is half done.
⑥ No pains, no gains.
⑦ Look before you leap.
⑧ It is never too old to learn.
⑨ Failure is the mother of success.
⑩ He who laughs last laughs best.